Author: AMISOM

March 17, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

• Baladweyn Commissioner Blames Hiiran Governor For Attack On His Home (Radio Goobjoog)
• Quran Teacher Shot Dead In Central Somalia (Shabelle News)
• Turkish Health Minister Visits Somali Deputy Premier In Ankara Hospital (Wacaal.com)
• IJA Applauds New Deal Initiatives (Radio Goobjoog)
• Garbage Collection Company Launched In Buhodle (Radio Bar-kulan)
• 15 Children Die Of Measles In Southern Mudug (Radio Ergo)
• Suspect Linked To Mandera Attack On Governor’s Convoy Arrested (Standard Media)
• Fix Security Or Else State Told (Daily Nation)
• North Kenya Official Says Security Situation ‘Hopeless’ (Yahoo News/AFP)
• ‘It Touches My Heart His Death’ Says Friend Of Edmonton Homicide Victim (Edmonton Journal)
• Strange How Kenya Is Silent As Somalia Lays Claim To Its Territory (Daily Nation)
• A German Mom’s Anguish Over Her Son In Somalia (Wardheer News)
• AMISOM Police Use Sports To Spread Peace In Somalia (KTN – Video)

March 17, 2015 | Morning Headlines.

Key Headlines

• Somalia Egypt Leaders Meet On Economic Forum Sideline – Update (Garowe Online)
• Somalia Minister Of Women And Human Rights To Attend World Summit To End Violation of Women’s Rights (Somali Current)
• Somalia Outlines New Government’s Impending 100 Days Work (Hiiraan Online)
• Three Alleged Al-Shabaab Members Executed In Puntland (Horseed Media)
• Mogadishu Mayor Carrying Road And Other Development (Midnimo.com)
• US Donates Aircrafts To Uganda’s Mission In Somalia (NTV Uganda)
• Contraband Sugar And Cosmetics Seized At Kenya-Somalia Border (Coastweek/Xinhua)
• Kenyan Jets Hit Shabaab Targets In Somalia (Anadolu Agency)
• Change Of Her Majesty’s Ambassador To Somalia (Source: Gov.UK)
• Corruption: A Failure Of Leadership (Hiiraan Online)
• UN Envoy in Somalia in Solidarity Visit to Baidoa (AMISOM)

March 16, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

• Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility For Attack In Mandera (Midnimo)
• Former Interior Minister “Interim Administrations Are Illegal” (Radio Goobjoog)
• President Mohamud Meets Palestinian President Mohamud Abas In Egypt (RBC Radio)
• Guriel Elders And AMISOM Officials Pass Resolutions Expelling Ahlu Sunna And Government Forces From Inside The Town (Wacaal Media)
• 21 Arrested In Luq (Radio Bar-Kulan)
• Al-Shabaab Pondering A Response To Kenya Offer (Somali Current)
• Aden Duale Speaks Of Possible Talks With Al-Shabaab To Curb Attacks (Standard Digital)
• KDF Should Secure Kenya Somalia Border – Duale (Capital News)
• Somali Islamists Kill At Least One In Attack In North Kenya (Reuters)
• Vaccinating The Somali Children From The Psychological Injuries Of The Civil War
• (Hiiraan Online)
• It Is Time To review Vision 2016 And To Be More Optimistic About Somalia (Somali Update)

March 16, 2015 | Morning Headlines.

Key Headlines

• Ahlu Sunna Sends Stern Warning To Somali Government (Somali Current)
• Puntland Reviews Education Policy (Garowe Online)
• Ambassador Kay Arrives In Baidoa (Radio Bar-kulan)
• IJA Forces Launch Security Sweep In Kismayo (Radio Goobjoog)
• Somalia Lauds Saudi Arabia Decision To Ban Import of Charcoal (Somali Current/Horseed Media)
• SNA Commanders In Jalalaqsi Claim Victory Over Clashes With Al-Shabaab (Radio Goobjoog)
• Attacks Raise Concerns On Who Wants Mandera Governor Ali Roba Dead (Daily Nation)
• Three Dead In Attack On Mandera Governor Ali Roba’s Convoy (Daily Nation)
• Inspector General Joseph Boinnet Visits Mandera County Following Attack (Standard Media)
• Senior US Security Official Sarah Sewall Tours East Africa In Bid To Counter Terrorism (Daily Nation)
• Al-Shabaab Attacks Somalia Town; 2 Troops Killed (World Bulletin)
• Somalia Reports Capture Of 4 Suspected Militants (VOA News)
• Midwives In China-Built Hospital Bring Solace To Somali Women (Global Post/Xinhua)
• The Love For Basketball Thrives On In Mogadishu. (AMISOM)
• Somaliland: Independent Journalists Are Endangered Species (Hiraan Online)

March 13, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

• Constitutional Review Commission Concludes First Phase Of The Constitution Review (Radio Goobjoog)
• President Hassan Sheikh leaves For Egypt (Wacal Media/Danan Radio)
• Governor Of Banadir Attends Showcasing of Service Delivery For Shibis District (Radio Muqdisho)
• Local NGO Gets Poor Children Into School (Radio Ergo)
• Mogadishu Hotels To Comply With New Security Regulation (Somali Update)
• US Drone Attack In Somalia Kills Westgate Terror Mastermind Adan Garaar (Standard Digital)
• IMF Says New Multi-Donor Fund Will Boost Somalia’s Development (Outlaw.com)
• Facing Death Row In Somalia (video.aljazeera.com)
• Art Hounds: Somali Poetry And Music/Improv Mashup (MPRNews)
• Will Kenya “Berlin Wall” Curb Infiltration Of Somalia-Based Terror Group? (Warya Post)
• Sincere Advice To President Gaas (Garowe Online)
• Will Somalia’s Al-Shabaab Take Similar Steps Of Boko Haram To Join ISIS(Horseed Media)

March 13, 2015 | Morning Headlines.

Key Headlines

• Al-Shabab Launches Ambush Attack On Somali And AMISOM Convoy In Central Somalia (Radio RBC)
• Death Toll Rises To 10 In Militants Attacks In Baidoa – Update (Hiiraan Online)
• SNA And AMISOM To Advance On Bardhere Town (Radio Goobjoog)
• Gas And Kay Open Puntland Human Right’s Offices (Radio Bar-Kulan)
• US Government Funding To Combat Al-Shabaab Terrorist Recruitment (Midnimo)
• Somali Chairman Clarifies On ID Registration For Somalis (New Vision)
• Sources: US Drone Strike Targets Somali Militant Commander (Voice of America English)
• Somalia: People With Disabilities Exploited Raped And Abused (Amesty.org)
• Somaliland Boasts 528 Miles Beach Yet It’s Not Booming (Daily Mail UK)

March 12, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

• At Least 6 Die after Al-Shabaab Attacks in Baidao (Radio Goobjoog)
• Somalia Prime Minister Djibouti Visit Affirm Strength Of Somali/Djibouti Relations  (Somali Current/Dhacdo.org)
• Somali Radical Group Al-Shabaab Attacked Southern Somali Strategic Town (Midnimo.com)
• Applications Opens For Members Of Somali Electoral Commision (Radio Goobjoog)
• Security In Mogadishu Beefed Up After Deadly Attacks (Horseed Media)
• New Police Post Set Up In Eastleigh To Boost Security (X-News)
• Kenyan Court Orders Repatriation of 10 Somali Pirates (Shanghai Daily.com)
• Bank Seeks To Raise $10 Million Via Share Sale In War-Torn Somalia (Reuters)
• A New Homeland: OSU Advisor’s Return To His Native Somalia Reveals A Nation On The Rebound(Gazettetimes.com)
• The Son Of Somalia Gone But Not Forgotten (Hiiraan Online)
• Undergraduate Researcher Wins Award (University Of Minnesota)

March 12, 2015 | Morning Headlines.

Key Headlines

• One Killed In A Mogadishu Car Bomb (Garowe Online)
• Al-Shabaab Foreign Recruits Captured Near Somalia-Kenya Border (Garowe Online)
• EU And Germany Rehabilitate Garowe-Galkacyo Corridor In Puntland Somalia (Horseed Media)
• Federal Government Forces Raid Al-Shabaab Base In Middle Shabelle (Garowe Online/Hikma News)
• Blockade Continuous As Wajid Marks First Anniversary Since Recovered From Al-Shabaab (Radio Goobjoog)
• World Bank Forum Explores Somalia’s Trade Potential (Standard Digital)
• Over 60% Kenyans Agree To Deploy Troops In Somalia To Fight Terrorism: Survey (Xinhua)
• China-Trained Doctors Keep Hope Alive In Somalia Hospital (Shanghai Daily/Xinhua)
• Calgary Imam Responds To Outstanding U.S. Sexual Assault Charges (Calgary Herald)
• Trio Of Somali Operators Ink Satellite Deals With O3b Networks (Telegeography.com)
• Somali Boy Kidnapped And Beaten By Traffickers Who Raped Pregnant Woman On Italy Migration (The Independent)
• EA Is ‘Lucky’ To Have Al-Shabaab For Its Terrorists Not Boko Haram Or IS (Daily Nation)

March 11, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

• Civil Society Interest Groups Hold Two-Day Consultations In Garowe (Radio Danan)
• Al-Shabaab Fighters Briefly Took Over Wanlaweyn Police Post (Radio Goobjoog)
• SNA Forces And KDF In Elwak Somalia Disagree (Radio Danan/Radio Risala)
• At Least Five People Injured In Jowhar Blast (Somali Current)
• Somalia To Make New Laws Addressing Illegal Fishing (Horseed Media)
• 93000 To Benefit From QRC Somalia Project (Peninsula Qatar)
• Officials Set Aside $15M To Combat Recruiting (Minnesota Daily)
• Western Girls Holiday In Kenya To Undergo FGM In Secret (Reuters)
• Kenya To Set Up Center To Tackle Proliferation Of Small Arms (Global Post/Xinhua)
• Prohibition Not The Only Solution (Warya Post)
• Somaliland: Somalia – Blind To The Past And Future (Wargane News Network)

March 11, 2015 | Morning Headlines.

Key Headlines

• AU Somali Troops Seize District In Southern Somalia (Hiiraan Online)
• Government Confirms Arrest of 11 Officials Accused Of Facilitating Suicide Attacks In Mogadishu (Radio Goobjoog)
• Japan Pledges USD 3 Million To Somalia And Continues Its Support In The Fight Against Explosive Threats (Somali Update)
• PM Sharmarke Praises Ethiopia’s Role In Somalia (Garowe Online)
• Displaced Families In Burdubo Are In Dire Condition (Radio Goobjoog)
• Three Tanzanians Face Terrorism Charges Against Kenya Somalia (East African)
• Somalia Fishermen Combine Experiences To Transform Business (Coastweek.com)
• Drones Strike Shabaab Strongholds In Somalia (World Bulletin)
• The Newspaper Seller Of Mogadishu (Sahan Journal)
• AMISOM Community Outreach (AMISOM)